Eugene OR

EUGENE — Could the giant inflatable Oregon Duck make a return during the team’s trip to Chicago?. No. 4 Oregon plays at Northwestern’s Martin Stadium on Saturday (9 a.m., PT, FOX), making Lake Michigan an ideal backdrop for the inflatable fowl to appear while the Ducks are on the field before a national television...

Dru Winters of Noti was horrified to learn "that Eugene, a city that I thought shared my values, would institute an Orwellian mass surveillance system." Presenter: In honor of Constitution Day, here is public comment to the Eugene City Council Sept. 8:. Dru Winters: My name is Dru Winters. I’m...

A Eugene man suspected of filming people with hidden cameras in a Linn County park restroom has been arrested, authorities announced Friday.

Swisshome, OR – A Swisshome man was arrested this week in connection with an assault that deputies say took place in late August. According to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office, deputies began investigating on August 30 after an assault was reported at a home in the 89700 block of Indian Creek Road in Swisshome....

A surge of thunderstorm activity lit up western Oregon earlier this week, with nearly 1,000 lightning flashes striking across Lane County and igniting new wildfires in the southern Willamette Valley and Cascade Range. The National Weather Service reported about 600 cloud-to-cloud strikes and another 300 to 400 bolts...

In Lane County, parole and probation staffers work with a local nonprofit and others to help people with criminal convictions rebuild their lives, land new jobs and locate housing. The county’s community corrections system has the goal of helping people reintegrate into society to lead protective lives without...

The Eugene Police Department is actively searching for a missing child, Dakota James Erwin, and is requesting the community's assistance. According to an official release from the Eugene Police Department, Dakota, who is 12 years old but functions cognitively at the level of a six-year-old due to autism, was last...

Editor’s note: Five years ago this month, the Holiday Farm Fire ripped through the McKenzie Valley, destroying hundreds of homes and leaving enduring scars — physical, psychological and on the land itself. This is the second in a series of Lookout Eugene-Springfield stories examining the fire and its aftermath.

EUGENE, Ore. – Our Pet of the Week, Kendal, is a silly, smart, and sweet young lady who would love to make her final approach in landing her forever home!. According to the Greenhill Humane Society, Kendal was seen running around for months at the Eugene Airport before being safely captured and brought to the...

EUGENE, Ore. – Commuters in western Oregon should brace for slick roads and thunderstorm potential Tuesday night into Wednesday, especially near Eugene and along Interstate 5. Drivers are urged to allow extra time and avoid flooded areas as heavy downpours could reduce visibility and create hazards through midweek....